1996 Optus Cup
       North Queensland Cowboys

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• Round 1 - Mar 22-24
  Sun Sep 29: Canterbury v Cowboys abandoned/cancelled
  Date: Sunday September 29, 1996
  Table Position: 14
  
  
  
• Round 2 - Mar 29-31
  Sat Mar 30: Cowboys 2 l. Roosters 40
  Date: Saturday March 30, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 16,186
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 3 - Apr 4-8
  Sat Apr 6: Cowboys 17 d. Balmain 2
  Date: Saturday April 6, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 15,912
  Table Position: 14
  
  
  
• Round 4 - Apr 12-14
  Sun Apr 14: Raiders 66 d. Cowboys 10
  Date: Sunday April 14, 1996
  Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
  Crowd: 9,115
  Table Position: 18
  
  
  
• Round 5 - Apr 19-21
  Sun Apr 21: Broncos 58 d. Cowboys 14
  Date: Sunday April 21, 1996
  Venue: ANZ Stadium, Mt Gravatt, Brisbane (QLD)
  Crowd: 18,609
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 6 - Apr 25-28
  Sat Apr 27: Cowboys 6 l. Norths 50
  Date: Saturday April 27, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 20,864
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 7 - May 4-5
  Sun May 5: Sea Eagles 46 d. Cowboys 4
  Date: Sunday May 5, 1996
  Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,227
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 8 - May 10-12
  Sat May 11: Cowboys 8 l. Illawarra 24
  Date: Saturday May 11, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 15,289
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 9 - May 17-26
  Sat May 25: Cowboys 12 l. Eels 26
  Date: Saturday May 25, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 12,088
  Table Position: 20
  
  
  
• Round 10 - May 31-Jun 9
  Sun Jun 9: Roosters 38 d. Cowboys 14
  Date: Sunday June 9, 1996
  Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,287
  Table Position: 20
  
  
  
• Round 11 - Jun 14-16
  Sat Jun 15: Cowboys 26 d. Knights 10
  Date: Saturday June 15, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 14,153
  Table Position: 18
  
  
  
• Round 12 - Jun 21-23
  Sat Jun 22: Cowboys 16 d. Sharks 10
  Date: Saturday June 22, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 22,014
  Table Position: 17
  
  
  
• Round 13 - Jun 28-30
  Sat Jun 29: Balmain 18 d. Cowboys 16
  Date: Saturday June 29, 1996
  Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 4,257
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 14 - Jul 5-8
  Sat Jul 6: Cowboys 0 l. Panthers 21
  Date: Saturday July 6, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 25,068
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 15 - Jul 13-15
  Sun Jul 14: Wests 40 d. Cowboys 32
  Date: Sunday July 14, 1996
  Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 5,281
  Table Position: 20
  
  
  
• Round 16 - Jul 19-22
  Sat Jul 20: Cowboys 20 l. Souths 22
  Date: Saturday July 20, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 27,096
  Table Position: 20
  
  
  
• Round 17 - Jul 26-29
  Fri Jul 26: Gold Coast 14 l. Cowboys 24
  Date: Friday July 26, 1996
  Venue: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)
  Crowd: 5,777
  Table Position: 20
  
  
  
• Round 18 - Aug 2-5
  Sat Aug 3: Auckland 52 d. Cowboys 6
  Date: Saturday August 3, 1996
  Venue: Ericsson Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
  Crowd: 14,600
  Table Position: 20
  
  
  
• Round 19 - Aug 9-12
  Fri Aug 9: Cowboys 11 d. South Queensland Crushers 6
  Date: Friday August 9, 1996
  Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
  Crowd: 24,989
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 20 - Aug 16-19
  Sat Aug 17: Western Reds 30 d. Cowboys 4
  Date: Saturday August 17, 1996
  Venue: W.A. Cricket Association Ground, East Perth (WA)
  Crowd: 5,889
  Table Position: 19
  
  
  
• Round 21 - Aug 23-26
  Sun Aug 25: St George 20 l. Cowboys 24
  Date: Sunday August 25, 1996
  Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 9,062
  Table Position: 17
  
  
  
• Round 22 - Aug 30-Sep 1
  Sun Sep 1: Canterbury 50 d. Cowboys 22
  Date: Sunday September 1, 1996
  Venue: Belmore Sports Ground, Belmore, Sydney (NSW)
  Crowd: 6,595
  Table Position: 17
  
  
  

Position: 17
Played: 21 (Home 10, Away 11)
Won: 6, Drawn: 0, Lost: 15, Byes: 0
For: 288
Against: 643
Points: 12, Difference: -355

Round 1 [29 Sep 96] v Canterbury (A)
Round 2 [30 Mar 96] L 2-40 v Roosters (H)
Round 3 [06 Apr 96] W 17-2 v Balmain (H)
Round 4 [14 Apr 96] L 10-66 v Raiders (A)
Round 5 [21 Apr 96] L 14-58 v Broncos (A)
Round 6 [27 Apr 96] L 6-50 v Norths (H)
Round 7 [05 May 96] L 4-46 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 8 [11 May 96] L 8-24 v Illawarra (H)
Round 9 [25 May 96] L 12-26 v Eels (H)
Round 10 [09 Jun 96] L 14-38 v Roosters (A)
Round 11 [15 Jun 96] W 26-10 v Knights (H)
Round 12 [22 Jun 96] W 16-10 v Sharks (H)
Round 13 [29 Jun 96] L 16-18 v Balmain (A)
Round 14 [06 Jul 96] L 0-21 v Panthers (H)
Round 15 [14 Jul 96] L 32-40 v Wests (A)
Round 16 [20 Jul 96] L 20-22 v Souths (H)
Round 17 [26 Jul 96] W 24-14 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 18 [03 Aug 96] L 6-52 v Auckland (A)
Round 19 [09 Aug 96] W 11-6 v South Queensland Crushers (H)
Round 20 [17 Aug 96] L 4-30 v Western Reds (A)
Round 21 [25 Aug 96] W 24-20 v St George (A)
Round 22 [01 Sep 96] L 22-50 v Canterbury (A)